The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-09-15


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students taking those studies that arc
related to agriculture and mechanic arts
than those that are not; for the luttcl
here are very few studies. 1t also not
merely claims to fit, but does indeed fit,
Dung men "for the several pursuits and
professions in life"
But some one has discovered q genuine
mares nest, in that the establishment OF
an agricultural department. of State
quoted, and the trustees of the South
"stealing the farmers money" Cphis
money does not belong to the farmers
alone, but to the industrial classes. ")
Now the absolute legality of the de-
partment plan has been fully established
long ago. The very Hatch bill itself
settles any doubt by giving tho custody
of its $l5, 900 appropriation to "the col.
lege, or colleges or agricultural depart
ments of colleges in each State or Terri
tory"
After this, no sane and honest man
can attack the legality or regularity of
the agricultural department. system.
College is emitted to claim at least all
those students who take either the ngri.
cultural or tho mechanical courses-at
least all those students who perform
manual labor in the workshops-and
even the most ultra advocate of manual
labor must accod this.
There were in the College during the
past year ten students in the regular
- ~
mechanical and engineering courses, be-
sides numbcl of elective and optiona'
students, making total of about forty
students in tho agricultural and mechan
zeal department. If those who work in
Ehc laboratory be included, tho number
is swelled to at least fifty
These students are here, and NAV be
seen at work ly any doubling Thomas
When the college is in session.
These courses, in spite of the assertions
OF those who db not understand them
are thorough AID practical, and turn oui
better and molB accomplished graduates
than come from most separate agricul
tural colleges.
Why are thee no more "aoricultnrop
studentsP Simply because the agricul
Curai course is p technical one, highly
JSr,d y = 80 SSfh0mh ~ up Ny IcSldenG MIC
49, 81, tn1 %lter the best European models
I';fJI niJ Vtoso :Ei CaEi 1T who wish to become
tSy y 81" Hoaon@nH farmers. The require
oI"a nr than ,4I tho oSion atnn are full year high
Gamns CE iIian 'he 0sG sGalnard Of the Mississippi
especially, mar suit or5;mo1I' ntilc1
better than thistechnical one III ratiiiGtf g
classical course contains manI lnSon ooLl, cn' ~
studies pertaining to agriculture and the
mechanic arts. tN 'ils
Il very impotant difference bet,,o
tNo two colleges in question lies in "tel naL
differentiation d courses in the one anf
n uniformity ofcurriculum in the other
TO secure thebenetit of the cheap ant
good mental trd ming offered in Missis
sippi, the youn. men are compelled +,
take the agricultural course; but sine,
fifty per cent. 4 the students of that in
stitution do moi return to farming, tn,
inference is irresistible that, had the,
beer allowed Ehe option, they would
have chosen SO ne other, fitting them fo
some other "pIrsuit and profession il
life" propoIe to show this more full
later on by prYing that the Mississippi
College attracts bV its cheapno8s as mucl
as by it's agriculture.
Again, OF allthe youths who have at
fHnded Gen. les College, about one